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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Arrival and Meeting Miss Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where, and with whom, will Margaret eat her meals?
(a) Alone, in her bedroom.
(b) Sometimes alone and sometimes in the kitchen with the children.
(c) Always in the large dining room with Winter.
(d) With Winter and her extended family in the large and noisy kitchen.

2. Winter's frankness and honesty create a strong first reaction in Margaret. Early in their first conversation, Margaret:
(a) Rises from her chair, and nearly exits the room.
(b) Becomes angry at the way Winter treats her housekeeper, Judith.
(c) Begins crying with strong sadness at the first story she is told.
(d) Is shocked by the sordid details of Winter's immoral past.

3. What is one overwhelming first impression of Vida Winter's house?
(a) The laughter of children.
(b) It is entirely silent.
(c) An odd odor that reminds Margaret of a funeral home.
(d) The fragrance of lilacs.

4. What physical feature on Vida Winter is distinctive?
(a) Her hand is badly scarred from fire; a mark like a Q was also embedded in the scar.
(b) She walks with a pronounced limp; one leg is signicantly shorter than the other.
(c) Her hair is a deep black except for thick streaks of silver and white.
(d) Her left arm has three burn marks; a cross-like symbol marks her, not unlike a brand.

5. What kind of writing of Margaret's has been published?
(a) Short novels, always wth thirteen chapters.
(b) Non-fiction accounts of collectors, especially book and watch collectors.
(c) Essays about the lives of authors.
(d) Essays about royalty in the thirteenth century.

Short Answer Questions

1. The following is said about Vida Winter's appearance:

2. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?

3. As Margaret settles into her bedroom on her first night in Vida Winter's house, she rearranges which aspect of the bedroom?

4. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?

5. In what way did the bookstore help in Margaret's education?

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